In particular, the Japanese vests look like Ikat dyed handloomed cotton, both a single direction dyed ikat and a double-dyed check pattern (Kasuri) in the traditional indigo color. Turning off the personalised advertising setting won’t stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive. From beginner knitters to those of us who have been enjoying knitting for years, I highly recommend this book.

This book is a design library and Folk Vests are frequently seen being proudly worn at the big knitting shows.This sewing pattern includes a short vest for men or women from Greece, a mid-calf Greek vest, and two variations of a Polish woman's vest with petal-shaped tabs along the bottom edge. Narrow shoulders and a uniquely pieced back construction are accented by a small pleat on either side of the back and small side slits at the hemline. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. I am enjoying this so much that I have already purchased the companion book, Folk Bags, by Vicki Square.

I especially like the color photos of the vests, which help me to visualize what my finished garment will look like. To enable personalized advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies.We handcraft all our products at our factories, which makes it possible for us to control each item’s quality.

Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections—they may also appear in recommendations and other places. I've already started on the Many Buttons vest and I find the directions and charts clear and east to follow. One is done in sheep's colors (cream, gray, brown and black) and could be knit of handspun undyed colored wool.These 4 or 5-star reviews represent the opinions of the individuals who posted them and do not reflect the views of Etsy. More than a pattern book, readers will feel connected to the cultures behind the projects as they bring these native crafts to life. Knitting Knutz "The versatility of these vests is matched only by the diversity of the patterns that adorn them . You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Personalized advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out. It is lovely to look at (wouldn't be out of place as a coffee table book for non-knitter perusal) as well as tempting one to pick up those knitting needles. Collected through the ages and from around the world, these wonderful projects are accompanied by folk stories and regional histories from the countries of origin. Knitters will delight in these 25 traditional and innovative vest patterns collected from around the world and through the ages Both functional and decorative these wonderful projects for mens and womens vests are accompanied by folk stories and regional histories from the country of the designs origin including Tibet Scandinavia Guatemala Japan North America and many others More than a pattern book readers will feel connected to the cultures behind the projects as they bring these native crafts to life. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.Summary: Knitters will delight in these 25 traditional and innovative vest patterns collected from around the world and through the ages. The patterns enable the newer knitter to learn and grow as they grow using the different techniques. I am missing a separate drawing/sketch, listing the actual measurements of each design for each size.